California Code, Education Code - EDC § 69424

(1) Qualify as a California resident or qualify for a waiver of nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5.

(2) Meet all requirements for Cal Grant eligibility pursuant to Section 69411.

(3) Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a California Dream Act application on or before September 2 of the year immediately preceding the award year.

(4) Enroll at a campus, or a combination of campuses, of the California Community Colleges as at least a half-time student, and maintain satisfactory academic progress within the meaning of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329,  1 as amended).

(5) Have a household income below the percentage of the federal poverty level, as adjusted annually by the federal government, applicable to the student, as specified in the following table, based on the status and size of the student's household:

(c)(1) A Cal Grant 2 award shall include an access award, covering nontuition expenses, of no less than the maximum per-student amount provided in the 2020-21 award year in the first award year. Except as provided in paragraph (2), that amount shall be adjusted in subsequent award years in proportion to the growth, if any, of the California Consumer Price Index as calculated by the Department of Industrial Relations.

(2) The Director of Finance may suspend the adjustment of the Cal Grant 2 access award for the succeeding award year if, in the determination of the director, the May Revision projects a state budget deficit would occur without budgetary actions for that succeeding award year.